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Sustainability of aquifers supporting irrigated agriculture: a case study of the High Plains aquifer in Kansas

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  • James J. Butler
  • Donald O. Whittemore
  • B. Brownie Wilson
  • Geoffrey C. Bohling

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The only means of moderating alarming depletion rates in many of the world’s major aquifers is to reduce pumping. We apply a new water-balance approach to assess the impact of pumping reductions in a portion of the High Plains aquifer in the United States. Although projected aquifer responses to pumping reductions vary, practically achievable reductions would have a large impact throughout the area. These findings demonstrate that modest pumping reductions could greatly enhance prospects for groundwater-supported irrigation in the High Plains aquifer and similar aquifers elsewhere.

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  • James J. Butler & Donald O. Whittemore & B. Brownie Wilson & Geoffrey C. Bohling, 2018. "Sustainability of aquifers supporting irrigated agriculture: a case study of the High Plains aquifer in Kansas," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(6), pages 815-828, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:43:y:2018:i:6:p:815-828
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2018.1515566
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    1. Perez-Quesada, Gabriela & Hendricks, Nathan P., 2021. "Lessons from local governance and collective action efforts to manage irrigation withdrawals in Kansas," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 247(C).
    2. Ali Ajaz & Sumon Datta & Scott Stoodley, 2020. "High Plains Aquifer–State of Affairs of Irrigated Agriculture and Role of Irrigation in the Sustainability Paradigm," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-17, May.
    3. Dhungel, Ramesh & Aiken, Robert & Lin, Xiaomao & Kenyon, Shannon & Colaizzi, Paul D. & Luhman, Ray & Baumhardt, R. Louis & O’Brien, Dan & Kutikoff, Seth & Brauer, David K., 2020. "Restricted water allocations: Landscape-scale energy balance simulations and adjustments in agricultural water applications," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 227(C).
    4. Hong Chen & Sha Chen & Runjia Yang & Liping Shan & Jinmin Hao & Yanmei Ye, 2023. "Optimizing the Cropland Fallow for Water Resource Security in the Groundwater Funnel Area of China," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-15, February.
    5. Whittemore, Donald O. & Butler, James J. & Bohling, Geoffrey C. & Wilson, Blake B., 2023. "Are we saving water? Simple methods for assessing the effectiveness of groundwater conservation measures," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 287(C).
    6. Md Fahim Hasan & Ryan Smith & Sanaz Vajedian & Rahel Pommerenke & Sayantan Majumdar, 2023. "Global land subsidence mapping reveals widespread loss of aquifer storage capacity," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.
    7. Deines, Jillian M. & Schipanski, Meagan E. & Golden, Bill & Zipper, Samuel C. & Nozari, Soheil & Rottler, Caitlin & Guerrero, Bridget & Sharda, Vaishali, 2020. "Transitions from irrigated to dryland agriculture in the Ogallala Aquifer: Land use suitability and regional economic impacts," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 233(C).

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